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Paleopsilopterus is an
extinct genus of large, flightless,
predatory birds classified within the
order Cariamiformes. It is
generally placed in the subfamily...
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earliest known unambiguous member of this
group is the
early Eocene taxon Paleopsilopterus itaboraiensis. An
isolated femur from the Cape Lamb
Member of the Lopez...
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smaller phorusrhacids. However, it was
larger than Psilopterus,
Paleopsilopterus, and
other members of the
subfamily Psilopterinae.
Procariama is quite...
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Miocene Chichinales Formation of Rio
Negro Province, Argentina. Genus ?
Paleopsilopterus –
Lower Eocene (Itaboraian) Itaboraí
Formation of Itaboraí, Brazil...
- (e.g. Titanoboa) or
varanid lizards, or by
flightless birds (e.g.
Paleopsilopterus in
South America). This is also the
period when
megafaunal flightless...
- †Phorusrhacidae Brontornis? Macrornis?
Paleopsilopterus? Patagorhacos?...
- †Phorusrhacidae Brontornis? Macrornis?
Paleopsilopterus? Patagorhacos?...
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South America have a
contentious appearance in the
Paleocene with
Paleopsilopterus,
though the
first definitive appearance is in the Eocene. It is generally...
- the
subfamily Psilopterinae,
along with the
genera Procariama and
Paleopsilopterus, and
divided Psilopterus into four species.
Psilopterus bachmanni (Moreno...
- †Phorusrhacidae Brontornis? Macrornis?
Paleopsilopterus? Patagorhacos?...
